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Edinburgh [a] is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. ... The city is affectionately nicknamed Auld Reekie, [17] [18] Scots for Old Smoky, ...
The city is affectionately nicknamed Auld Reekie, Scots for Old Smoky, for the views from the country of the smoke covered Old Town. [15] [16] Robert Chambers, who asserted that the sobriquet could not be traced before the reign of Charles II, attributed the name to a Fife laird, Durham of Largo, who regulated the bedtime of his children by the smoke rising above Edinburgh from the fires of ...
"Auld Reekie" [84] (Scots for Old Smoky) – because when buildings were heated by coal and wood fires, chimneys would spew thick columns of smoke into the air. Ely "The Ship of The Fens" – referring to the size of the city's cathedral, and that due to the area's low-lying topography, it can be seen from miles around.
The brewing industry certainly contributed to Edinburgh's earned moniker of "Auld Reekie" so named due to all the smoke produced by coal and wood burning furnaces and boilers. This is evidenced by the fact that at the turn of the 20th century, Edinburgh had no less than thirty-five breweries churning out this smoke from its maltings and brewhouses.
Edinburgh: Dùn Èideann Auld Reekie City of Edinburgh ~1124 as a royal burgh [35] 1633 as a city [14] St Giles' Cathedral. St Giles founded in 1124 by David I of Scotland (or Alexander I) [36] St Cuthbert's Church Granted by David I to Holyrood in 1128. [37] 514,990 Perth: Peairt The Fair City Perth and Kinross: 1124 as a royal burgh [4] 1210 ...
His work often celebrated his native Edinburgh and Enlightenment conviviality, as in his best known poem "Auld Reekie" (1773). [45] Burns, an Ayrshire poet and lyricist, is now widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and became a major figure in the Romantic movement.
Fergusson also wrote the Poem "Auld Reekie", which he dedicated to his fellow Knights of The Cape. On 2 July 1774 the Cape Club took up a collection to aid Fergusson after the onset of his illness. He died on 17 October 1774, and was buried on 19 October in the Canongate Kirkyard.
Reek means smoke as in the Scots New Year saying Lang may yer lum reek meaning Long may your chimney smoke-- or as in Edinburgh's nickname Auld Reekie meaning Old smoky-- Derek Ross | Talk 03:47, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)